Faster Isn’t Better: What AI Taught Me About Managing a Team
I’m a mid-level manager, and for years my biggest headache was slow work. I’d assign a report, and some people would take days to finish it. I spent a lot of my time chasing updates. Now the problem looks completely different. A report that once took days can land in my inbox in minutes, thanks to AI. The writing is smooth, the formatting is polished, and at first glance there’s nothing to fix. Then I start reading closely. Is the content actually right? Are the numbers accurate? Do the conclusions hold up in the real world? I still have to check all of it from scratch. Let me be clear: I’m not against AI. I think it’s a genuinely useful tool. It saves time, cuts down on repetitive work, and can boost productivity, and I encourage my team to experiment with it. But the more I’ve used it, the more one lesson has stuck with me: doing something faster is not the same as doing it better. Polished doesn’t mean correct AI-generated work often looks great. But dig a little deeper and you...